The Benefits of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Since man has had his first start‚ animals have been right along beside him‚ and for good reason. Animals are a way to bring out the emotion in people‚ they can make us calm‚ or happy‚ and even sad when we have to say our goodbyes. Therefore‚ naturally by adding them to a psychological part in medicine was a very good idea‚ and it is an idea that has been around for a long time. It is not just affecting people mentally but physically as well. There is
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communities (New York‚ Texas‚ Maryland‚ Oregon) surrounding myself with multi-ethnic‚ multi-language individuals. I am a Colombian‚ Puerto-Rican‚ Cuban-American woman who was raised in a predominately African-American community. I started my career volunteering and working within racially and ethnically diverse neighborhoods with thriving immigrant populations in the Cypress Hills‚ East New York‚ and Brownsville sections of Brooklyn‚ NY. My experience is diversified as I have spent time working with
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Biomedical Science is constantly evolving as new advances are made‚ which will play a vital role in all aspects of healthcare in the future. Studying Biology and Chemistry at AS Level has deepened my insight into these subjects‚ making me realise that a Biomedical Science degree will allow me to pursue a career that will be both stimulating and rewarding. Discovering how the human body functions at a molecular level and understanding the concepts involved in physiology‚ neuroscience and biochemistry
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the logo based on the theme of "Be A Winner and Join The Race" was a fulfilling role. As a nominee of the National Honors Society ‚ my mind overflows with ideas of how we can serve in our community. Some tasks we can fulfill include visiting the elderly. I am certain that they would appreciate and enjoy us going to read and/or listen them. Helping to clean our school environment would also be a good use of our service. In addition‚ I believe that academic tutoring from members of the Honors Society
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The experience I gained during that time made me realize my capabilities‚ and instilled a strong sense of self-confidence. Today‚ I am able to take my leadership abilities and work within my community through founding an elderly project in my church. I believe that my personal experience provides an emotion motivation to seek out new learning environments and offer my contribution to be among the best graduates in UCI. Someday I hope to either return to my country or another
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Ageism Assumption‚ myths‚ and social confinement lead society to under value‚ stereotype‚ and overlook the importance of senior citizens in the community. Often seniors are viewed as unproductive‚ ineffective‚ and dependent. To view senior citizens for what they no longer do verses what they are doing perpetuates a negative stereo type for the elder community and reinforces ageism‚ because society continues to put social constrictions on them. Parsons (1993) notes that society views the aged as
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physiological responses to exercise. I wanted to be knowledgeable in promoting a healthy and fit lifestyle. I found that I could apply all that I have mastered from a Kinesiology degree by pursuing a career in physical therapy. Carl‚ an elderly man that I worked with while volunteering at Fireside Convalescent Home helped me come to my decision. Carl had been in a wheel chair for 15 years and had been seeing a physical therapist for the past 12. When I first began observing Carl’s physical therapist‚ I realized
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many benefits to doing community service that made me realize that I can use to my advantage. Participating in this activity helped me to be more engaged in community organizations. During the experience‚ I felt like I could make a difference. Volunteering my time gave me the opportunity to meet and work with people that I thought I’d never have the opportunity to meet. Spending time with a group of volunteers also helped me to expand my social skills and expose me to new things. It helped me to
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dedication to this course in order to succeed in life. I enjoy doing activities that link with Radiography and health care. I participated in National Citizen Service; I have gained vital skills such as leadership‚ communication and teamwork. Volunteering for elderly allowed me to care for people of old age. I have completed 30 hours of social action‚ carrying out various tasks‚ such as; fundraising and bag packing for charity. It also included activities involving the nature life; walking‚ canoeing‚
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